

The King's Thief
A romance inspired by a true story of a soldier of fortune!
An ex-soldier turned highwayman uncovers a plot to take control of England from King Charles II.
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- Language
- English
- swordplay
- espionage
- traitor
- fencing
- treason
- thief
- swordsman
- murder
- hanging
- swashbuckler
- list
- highwayman
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United StatesUS
- TheatricalNR5 Aug 1955
- TheatricalNew York City, New York12 Aug 1955
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical23 Nov 1959
FinlandFI
- Theatrical13 Apr 1956
FranceFR
- Theatrical9 Dec 1960
GermanyDE
- Theatrical12West Germany30 Mar 1956
- TVEast German TV premiere6 Jul 1988
PortugalPT
- Theatrical13 Aug 1957
South AfricaZA
- TheatricalCape Town, Durban, and Johannesburg21 Dec 1955
SpainES
- TVTV premiere25 Jul 1979
SwedenSE
- Theatrical20 Feb 1956
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The King's Thief was released on 5 August 1955.
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CinemaSerf
11/14/2022
Edmund Purdom plays "Michael Dermott" a petty crook and the hero in this tale of a 17th Century plot by the evil, ambitious "Duke of Brampton" (David Niven) to amass a fortune by denouncing as many wealthy nobles as he can before he can depose the weak Charles II (George Sanders) and rule Britain. Ann Blyth is the daughter of one such man who was hung for treason. She enlists the help of Purdom and they set out to fo…
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